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Moodys Corporation (MCO)

Q3 2026
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Moody's beats Q2, lifts buybacks, embeds risk data in AI workflows

  • Q2 earnings beat and bigger buyback Moody's second-quarter profit jumped 31% to $4.68 a share, beating forecasts, on revenue up 15% to $2.19 billion. It raised its share buyback plan to as much as $3.0 billion and nudged up its full-year earnings guidance, a direct boost to the stock.

    This is the period's biggest new event and the main reason MCO moved.

  • Margin guidance trimmed even as EPS rises Moody's slightly cut its 2026 operating margin outlook to 44%-45% from about 45%, even while lifting the low end of its earnings guidance. The trim is a small counterweight: it signals some cost pressure, but the raised buyback and profit beat outweigh it.

    It is the honest counterweight inside the same earnings report readers need to weigh.

  • Risk data embedded in Intapp's AI workflows Moody's expanded its partnership with Intapp to put its risk data inside Intapp's AI tools for legal, private capital and accounting clients. This makes Moody's data part of daily decisions, deepening reliance and making it harder for rivals to replace, supporting future revenue.

    It is a new distribution deal that strengthens Moody's competitive position.

  • Moody's warns on AI debt, European banks spend more Moody's itself flagged 'no playbook' for AI-driven borrowing, showing its analytical relevance, while a Moody's survey found European banks raising risk, compliance and AI spending. Both point to steady demand for its ratings and analytics, a mild positive for the stock.

    These new reports show demand for Moody's core services holding up.

July 2026
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Moody's beats Q2, lifts buybacks, embeds risk data in AI workflows

  • Q2 earnings beat and bigger buyback Moody's second-quarter profit jumped 31% to $4.68 a share, beating forecasts, on revenue up 15% to $2.19 billion. It raised its share buyback plan to as much as $3.0 billion and nudged up its full-year earnings guidance, a direct boost to the stock.

    This is the period's biggest new event and the main reason MCO moved.

  • Margin guidance trimmed even as EPS rises Moody's slightly cut its 2026 operating margin outlook to 44%-45% from about 45%, even while lifting the low end of its earnings guidance. The trim is a small counterweight: it signals some cost pressure, but the raised buyback and profit beat outweigh it.

    It is the honest counterweight inside the same earnings report readers need to weigh.

  • Risk data embedded in Intapp's AI workflows Moody's expanded its partnership with Intapp to put its risk data inside Intapp's AI tools for legal, private capital and accounting clients. This makes Moody's data part of daily decisions, deepening reliance and making it harder for rivals to replace, supporting future revenue.

    It is a new distribution deal that strengthens Moody's competitive position.

  • Moody's warns on AI debt, European banks spend more Moody's itself flagged 'no playbook' for AI-driven borrowing, showing its analytical relevance, while a Moody's survey found European banks raising risk, compliance and AI spending. Both point to steady demand for its ratings and analytics, a mild positive for the stock.

    These new reports show demand for Moody's core services holding up.

Latest
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Moody's beats Q2, lifts buybacks, embeds risk data in AI workflows

  • Q2 earnings beat and bigger buyback Moody's second-quarter profit jumped 31% to $4.68 a share, beating forecasts, on revenue up 15% to $2.19 billion. It raised its share buyback plan to as much as $3.0 billion and nudged up its full-year earnings guidance, a direct boost to the stock.

    This is the period's biggest new event and the main reason MCO moved.

  • Margin guidance trimmed even as EPS rises Moody's slightly cut its 2026 operating margin outlook to 44%-45% from about 45%, even while lifting the low end of its earnings guidance. The trim is a small counterweight: it signals some cost pressure, but the raised buyback and profit beat outweigh it.

    It is the honest counterweight inside the same earnings report readers need to weigh.

  • Risk data embedded in Intapp's AI workflows Moody's expanded its partnership with Intapp to put its risk data inside Intapp's AI tools for legal, private capital and accounting clients. This makes Moody's data part of daily decisions, deepening reliance and making it harder for rivals to replace, supporting future revenue.

    It is a new distribution deal that strengthens Moody's competitive position.

  • Moody's warns on AI debt, European banks spend more Moody's itself flagged 'no playbook' for AI-driven borrowing, showing its analytical relevance, while a Moody's survey found European banks raising risk, compliance and AI spending. Both point to steady demand for its ratings and analytics, a mild positive for the stock.

    These new reports show demand for Moody's core services holding up.

Q2 2026
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Moody's AI and private credit growth offset by Middle East risk-off

  • AI skills launch expands product reach Moody's launched AI skills that plug its ratings and research into major AI platforms like Microsoft 365 Copilot. This makes its data more useful and harder to replace, supporting future revenue and a higher stock price.

    New product that strengthens Moody's competitive position and long-term growth.

  • Credit ratings integrated into Solana blockchain Moody's put its credit ratings directly on Solana's blockchain for tokenized bonds. This opens a new digital-asset channel and shows Moody's is adapting to how bonds may trade in the future, a plus for the stock.

    New blockchain integration that expands Moody's addressable market.

  • Q1 earnings beat and strong private credit growth Moody's beat first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, helped by a recovery in credit markets. A separate bullish report noted over $2 trillion of debt rated in Q1 and private credit revenue up more than 80%, reinforcing the growth story.

    Confirms financial strength and highlights a key growth driver.

  • Iran ceasefire collapse triggers risk-off selloff Moody's shares fell 2.6% after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over, sparking a broad risk-off move. Higher bond yields and credit-stress fears hurt financial firms whose earnings depend on market activity, though this is a short-term market reaction.

    Only negative driver this period, showing a real counterweight to the positive news.

June 2026
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Moody's AI and private credit growth offset by Middle East risk-off

  • AI skills launch expands product reach Moody's launched AI skills that plug its ratings and research into major AI platforms like Microsoft 365 Copilot. This makes its data more useful and harder to replace, supporting future revenue and a higher stock price.

    New product that strengthens Moody's competitive position and long-term growth.

  • Credit ratings integrated into Solana blockchain Moody's put its credit ratings directly on Solana's blockchain for tokenized bonds. This opens a new digital-asset channel and shows Moody's is adapting to how bonds may trade in the future, a plus for the stock.

    New blockchain integration that expands Moody's addressable market.

  • Q1 earnings beat and strong private credit growth Moody's beat first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, helped by a recovery in credit markets. A separate bullish report noted over $2 trillion of debt rated in Q1 and private credit revenue up more than 80%, reinforcing the growth story.

    Confirms financial strength and highlights a key growth driver.

  • Iran ceasefire collapse triggers risk-off selloff Moody's shares fell 2.6% after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over, sparking a broad risk-off move. Higher bond yields and credit-stress fears hurt financial firms whose earnings depend on market activity, though this is a short-term market reaction.

    Only negative driver this period, showing a real counterweight to the positive news.

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Moody's AI and private credit growth offset by Middle East risk-off

  • AI skills launch expands product reach Moody's launched AI skills that plug its ratings and research into major AI platforms like Microsoft 365 Copilot. This makes its data more useful and harder to replace, supporting future revenue and a higher stock price.

    New product that strengthens Moody's competitive position and long-term growth.

  • Credit ratings integrated into Solana blockchain Moody's put its credit ratings directly on Solana's blockchain for tokenized bonds. This opens a new digital-asset channel and shows Moody's is adapting to how bonds may trade in the future, a plus for the stock.

    New blockchain integration that expands Moody's addressable market.

  • Q1 earnings beat and strong private credit growth Moody's beat first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, helped by a recovery in credit markets. A separate bullish report noted over $2 trillion of debt rated in Q1 and private credit revenue up more than 80%, reinforcing the growth story.

    Confirms financial strength and highlights a key growth driver.

  • Iran ceasefire collapse triggers risk-off selloff Moody's shares fell 2.6% after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over, sparking a broad risk-off move. Higher bond yields and credit-stress fears hurt financial firms whose earnings depend on market activity, though this is a short-term market reaction.

    Only negative driver this period, showing a real counterweight to the positive news.

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